The Stability of Perceived Pubertal Timing Across Adolescence

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 764-775

  Cance, Jessica Duncan ^a   Ennett, Susan T ^b   Morgan Lopez, Antonio A ^c   Foshee, Vangie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Pubertal timing; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBERTY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORTH CAROLINA; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PUBERTY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84860887794     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-011-9720-0     Document Type: Article

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